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# Norway — Outlook: What is coming? | advennt.io

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# Norway Gambling — Outlook: What is coming?

Key section parameters

Jurisdiction Norway (NO)

Regulator Recorded in register

Favourability Unfavourable

Confidence Confirmed

Review status Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope

Last collected 27 Oct 2026

Summary answer

The monopoly is politically entrenched and the 2023 Gaming Act strengthened it. However, the Conservative party (second-largest, 36/169 seats) adopted a September 2024 manifesto position favouring a Swedish/Danish/Finnish-style licensing model, and EGBA continues to lobby for liberalization. Therefo…

25 Oct 2026 Read update Two reform tracks are active in Norway. Lottstift published a 71-page report on 12 October 2026 proposing to bring loot boxes and gambling-like mechanics in video games within the scope of gambling law; the primary document was not directly retrieved, so its content is known through secondary commentary rather than firsthand review. Separately, the Ministry of Culture and Equality opened a consultation on 29 September 2026, closing 29 November 2026, proposing to amend the pengespillforskriften and pengespilloven to let Norsk Tipping offer online poker with stake, loss and table limits, to introduce mandatory serious-incident reporting for the largest operators, and to adjust Belago bingo-proceeds payout rules. Both tracks point toward an expanding, rather than contracting, scope of gambling regulation, with the state monopoly structure as the vehicle for any new product rather than a route for new market entrants.

18 Oct 2026 Read update Lottstift published a 71-page report on 12 October 2026 proposing that paid random-reward mechanics in computer games, loot boxes, be brought within the scope of the pengespilloven via amendment to the pengespillforskriften, including mechanics that carry no monetary-value prize. The report sets out three alternative regulatory models but has not yet proceeded to a formal public consultation or ministerial decision. This is a credible early-stage signal of a possible future extension of the gambling perimeter to a product category, paid loot mechanics in video games, that currently sits outside it, though its ultimate shape, scope and timing remain undetermined pending further process.

## Full section analysis

The monopoly is politically entrenched and the 2023 Gaming Act strengthened it. However, the Conservative party (second-largest, 36/169 seats) adopted a September 2024 manifesto position favouring a Swedish/Danish/Finnish-style licensing model, and EGBA continues to lobby for liberalization. Therefore, reform risk, while not imminent, is no longer negligible. The regulator's direction is tightening: enhanced DNS and payment blocking, expanded enforcement powers, and continued investment in interdiction technology.